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* '''Lupperdiddle Swires''' is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the [[Potion of Glorious Vaulting]], {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in ''The Light Fantastic''; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (In Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.) | * '''Lupperdiddle Swires''' is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the [[Potion of Glorious Vaulting]], {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in ''The Light Fantastic''; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (In Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.) | ||
* The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg. | * The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg. | ||
* Another book{{Verify}} contains the sentence "If you're going to have crime, it might as well be organised." This | * Another book{{Verify}} contains the sentence "If you're going to have crime, it might as well be organised." This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel ''Men at Arms'', attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 3 October 2023
Baldur's Gate 3 contains a number of Cultural References to other pieces of media, such as books, television, and other video games. These references are collected here, although this list is certainly incomplete.
Television
Avatar: The Last Airbender
- The NPC Geezer Loryss is a merchant in the Lower City, who bemoans the destruction of his cabbage stand. This references the recurring Cabbage Merchant bit character in Avatar: The Last Airbender, who is a frequent victim of collateral damage from the heroes' adventures. Loryss also has unique dialogue for the Monk class, referencing protagonist Aang's monastic character.
Literature
Poetry
- The Raven summoned by Find Familiar is always named "Quothe", the only standard familiar to receive a name. A raven of the same name is summoned by the Raven Gloves. This is clearly a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven", which includes the recurring line "Quoth the raven: 'Nevermore.'" (See also the Discworld section below.)
Discworld
Terry Pratchett's Discworld is a series of comic fantasy novels set on a flat world which travels on the back of an enormous turtle. While it developed into its own fantasy universe, it was born from and always contained elements of parody of other fantasy - including Dungeons & Dragons. Larian's Swen Vincke has said on Twitter that the first book he gave to his wife was the Discworld novel Small Gods, and that he has converted "countless people" to the series via that book.
- In addition to the Poe reference (see above), Quothe the Raven is likely also a reference to the talking raven named Quoth (no "e") appearing in the Discworld novels Soul Music, Hogfather and Thief of Time. Quoth was originally a wizard's familiar, but in the novels he is the companion and flying mount of the rat equivalent of the grim reaper, the Death of Rats, and Death's mostly human granddaughter, Susan Sto Helit.
- Lupperdiddle Swires is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the Potion of Glorious Vaulting, Swiresy Shoes and Swires' Sledboard. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in The Light Fantastic; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (In Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.)
- The in-game book The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg.
- Another book[Needs Verification] contains the sentence "If you're going to have crime, it might as well be organised." This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel Men at Arms, attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild.